Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno, & Struhsaker, 1983

Ebert, David A., Wintner, Sabine P. & Kyne, Peter M., 2021, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa, Zootaxa 4947 (1), pp. 1-127 : 41

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scientific name	Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno, & Struhsaker, 1983
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Family Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno, & Struhsaker, 1983 View in CoL View at ENA

Megamouth Sharks

Genus Megachasma Taylor, Compagno, & Struhsaker, 1983

Megamouth Shark

Megachasma Taylor, Compagno, & Struhsaker, 1983: 87 , 96, figs. 1–15. Type species: Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno, & Struhsaker, 1983 by original designation (also monotypic).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Megachasmidae

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